Hello, and welcome to the Holiday 2016 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today!
You should have arrived here from the fabulous Kittie Caracciolo. Once you are done entering for a chance to win here, head to the amazing Julie Ebersole!
If you get lost along the hop, please visit the CLASSroom blog for a complete list of all the designers.Happy hoppin’!
I am SO excited to be sharing some of the beautiful new Essentials by Ellen products being released for the holiday season! Its been tough waiting to share these cards for over two weeks!
First up is Fat Pants designed by the fabulous Julie Ebersole. Fat Pants stamp set also has a set of coordinating dies! Which, was fantastic news, as the inspiration for my card needed those dies! When I saw Fat Pants, I immediately thought of Christmas cards from the 40's and 50's. Check out how I made this card fill my vision.
Knowing that the Fat Pants Designer Dies cut slightly larger than the stamped image, I knew I could make a cool background by masking! I cut the ornament images from Masking Paper. Then I placed them on my card stock base. Candied Apple Distress Marker was colored on an acrylic block and I used a water brush to pick up the color and start creating a completely washed background. I love how the Candied Apple turns pink when watered down! Oh, and the masks won't work perfectly, but I love the vintage shabby look it created.
After removing the masks, I stamped the ornaments inside the white openings, going with a color palette straight from the 40's. The images obviously fit perfectly. I will be using this idea often!
Once the background dried, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment with black powder. I added stamped stars in the background with black ink. Marker lines were drawn from the ornament tops to the top of the card. And I finished things off with a few clear sequins.
For my second card, I used Designer Dies Bird Shapes, once again by Julie Ebersole. There are two bird shapes in this set of dies, and I chose to use the larger of the two. I love the look of a dove. When I saw the stamp set, Season to Sparkle, I knew they would be perfect together!
I die cut the bird twice, once from white card stock and once from gold paper. I layered them together, slightly off center. On the white bird, I stamped a small snowflake from Season to Sparkle.
On the card stock base, a larger snowflake, also from Season to Sparkle was stamped repeatedly, to tie in with the snowflake on the bird. The sentiment was stamped and embossed with gold powder. A beautiful Christmas card for sure. One that would be easy to mass produce!
Time to head to Julie Ebersole's blog, but don't forget the giveaway!!
GIVEAWAY:
And, yay!!! I also get to give away an Essentials by Ellen stamp set! The winner may chose ANY Essentials by Ellen brand stamp set (Maximum value $25 USD) currently in stock at Ellen Hutson.com To enter my giveaway, please leave a comment on today’s post by Tuesday, October 25th!There is also a crazy good Grand Giveaway in the CLASSroom! To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, also byTuesday, October 25th!
ALL winners will be announced at the CLASSroom on Friday, November 4th! Please check there on that date to see if you are a winner and for further details on claiming your prize!
thanks for stopping by!
kimberly
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248 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 248 of 248What festive and fun cards!
Love the baubles.
Your Fat Pants card fulfills the retro theme I immediately wanted to try to achieve the moment I saw the set. Since I don't have your eye for design, I'll probably CASE your card, saving myself a lot of trial and error. Thank you so much for the inspiration!
Your Fat Pants card fulfills the retro theme I immediately wanted to try to achieve the moment I saw the set. Since I don't have your eye for design, I'll probably CASE your card, saving myself a lot of trial and error. Thank you so much for the inspiration!
Love the fat pants set with its sassy santa!
Very pretty cards. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous cards! Love the fun first card and the more serious second one!
I love your cards! The bird card is so elegant!
Both cards are just fabulous! I love the technique with the dies on the first card and the elegant simplicity of the second. Very lovely!
Beautiful dove card and the retro is pretty cool!
Great job on the cards, Kimberly! I especially like the dove card- how you did the bird with the layers, and the great sentiment you used, and the background- all of it goes together to make a beautiful card. Thanks for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
Fun and elegant cards! Great inspiration!
Great. Cards! The gold and white card made me drool! Great job!
So beautiful and elegant!
Wonderful and festive cards. Love how your designs go with the sentiments.
Awesome cards! I love the colours.
Both cards are great, but that Dove...so much love!
Great cards. Really love the dove one, made sigh out loud!
The first is so fun and the second so elegant! Love them!
Great retro card and the Dove card is so lovely . I love how you layered the bird die and the embossed snowflake background.
I was wondering who made that AMAZING retro ornaments card. I'm totally in LOVE with it!!!! And the dove card is so elegant. Just gorgeous. Thanks for all the inspiration.
Love your cards and the new word stamps.
The first card is so fun and the second so elegant!
I Really love the dove card. The snowflake stamp in the center really makes it unique. Savings this one to CASE .. can't wait for my order to arrive!!
Wonderful cards Kimberly, love the color combos you chose, TFS!
Your card most certainly looked retro! The dove card is elegant!
Love the Fat Pants stamp set, I think it is my favourite from this release. And I love the retro look of your card. Thanks for sharing.
Your first card is so bright and cheery. The second is just plain gorgeous. Love them both.
Super cute designs! Especially love the colors on the first card~
Beautiful cards: from classic 50s to classic elegance. Thanks for sharing!
Great cards! The first is so fun and second so elegant and both just wonderful.
Lovely cards! The color on the one with baubles is great, so playful.
Wow!!! Love both cards - the masking technique pays off tremendously and creates such a wonderful effect. I love the retro color combo you chose also. The second card with the dove is just beautiful and I love how you used the gold to create the shadow effect which is stunning.
Your first card has such a fun 50s feeling! And I love the dove card, so calm and peaceful. Beautiful!
OMG! Your cards are amazing! Really love the first one :)
The gold-and-white card is gorgeous.
Lovely cards, super cute sentiment on the first one and love the dove on the second.
You nailed the retro look with your bauble card! Love it!
Oh, I absolutely love these vintage ornaments!! Beautiful & thanks for the tip on using the dies for masking!
I love the second card the best. The touches of gold make it so special. Thanks.
Delightful cards! So many great details!
Love the retro look of the first card.
Great cards! I like the colors and playfulness of the first card, and the classic look of the second.
SQUEAL!! LOVING LOVING LOVING the New Release!! Such AWESOME New Sets and Inspiration!! TANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
The cards are each so different and just lovely!
Love that vintage-looking card--great look. And the elegance of the dove card is amazing. Thanks for sharing these! :) ~ Andrea
I LOVE that bird die and your card with it is absolutely gorgeous!!
Both your cards are so pretty. Love those ornaments and the soft background of first card and the simple yet stunning look of second card. Thank you. :-)
Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing!
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